Recipe Roundup

Our 41 Best Chocolate Dessert Recipes for Valentine's Day

Creamy mousse, easy soufflé, luscious layer cake, and other delicious ways to win Valentine's Day.
Frozen mini s'mores pies against a pink background.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
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    Frozen Mini S'mores Pies

    These campfire-inspired treats combine rich chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows in a whole new way.

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    Chocolate-Hazelnut Napoleons

    Weighting the puff pastry with an extra sheet pan while it blind-bakes is a classic way to get the crackle without the height and also gives these pastries a sleek, modern look.

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    Chocolate Croissants (Pains au Chocolat)

    It's worth the effort to order the special chocolate batons, which make the difference between an excellent pain au chocolat and an ordinary one.

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    Flourless Chocolate Cake

    A classic. And a powerhouse. This is the cake to turn to when you want to be knocked unconscious by chocolate.

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    Chocolate-Raspberry Soufflé

    Don't be scared of soufflé! This one is simplified and made super flavorful and moist by stirring raspberry jam into the base—customize it by using your Valentine's favorite jam or jelly.

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    Dark-Chocolate Mousse

    You know what never, ever goes out of style? Chocolate mousse.

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    Luscious Hot Chocolate

    The stuff in packets can take a hike—this hot chocolate is creamier, richer, and only takes a little more time than the dump-and-stir dried variety.

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    Chocolate Cream Pie

    This easy chocolate pie recipe is a dream: creamy chocolate custard piled into a chocolate cookie crust and topped with whipped cream.

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    Salted Caramel–Chocolate Tart

    A rich, chocolate cookie crust, a soft-but-stable caramel filling, and a swooping valley of chocolate ganache make this the most memorable Valentine's Day dessert you'll ever sink your teeth into.

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    Chocolate Grapes

    Instead of hand-dipping fruits, as one does with strawberries, you can make a hundred of these in just a few minutes. It is always very amusing when you put a plateful on the table after a meal. Invariably people say, "No thanks, I'm full already," no doubt thinking that you are presenting a dense chocolate bonbon. Then, when they bite in and get a juicy, tart squirt of flavor, they always reach for another.

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    Chocolate Budino With Candied Walnuts

    This deliciously wobbly, very special pudding isn’t thickened with cornstarch or gelatin. Instead, it’s made with chocolate, milk, cream, and eggs and spiked with olive oil and salt, which complement the bittersweet and fruity flavors of the chocolate. To die for!

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    Brownie Pudding Cake

    Recipes for this rustic dessert, also known as chocolate upside-down cake and hot fudge pudding cake, turn up in cookbooks published by women's clubs and church guilds all around the Midwest. The cake separates into layers as it bakes, making its own sauce.

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    Chocolate Shortbread Slice

    Essentially rows of buttery shortbread encased in a rich chocolate ganache, we suggest having a slice of this dessert by the fire with a strong cup of coffee.

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    Fallen Chocolate Cake

    Worried about your cake collapsing in on itself? With this recipe, that's the point. (The fudgy, craggy, delicious point.)

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    Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

    To give this hot cocoa a boozy kick, try enhancing this luscious hot chocolate with a fruit brandy such as calvados (apple), Slivovice (plums), or Poire Williams (pears).

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    Fudgy Double-Chocolate Brownies

    Brownies can go two ways—fudgy or cakey—and these rich squares decidedly fall into the fudgy category.

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    Opera Cake

    Layers of coffee buttercream, almond cake, and chocolate glaze turn into this fanciful, delicious dessert.

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    Chocolate Fudge With Bourbon Sugar

    The exceptional texture and glossy sheen of this fudge result from the way you mix it. Make sure the chocolate and condensed milk are barely hot.

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  • Tina Rupp
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    Nutella Pie

    This speedy, incredibly easy pie is the one thing that makes it worthwhile to do more than just eat Nutella straight from the jar.

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    Chocolate and Passionfruit Layer Cake

    Chocolate cake is a beautiful thing on its own, but adding a thick layer of sharp passionfruit curd undercuts the heavy richness and balances the sweetness—which dangerously means that one slice is no longer enough.

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  • Jamie Chung
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    Classic Chocolate Mousse

    Dark chocolate and espresso add the slightly bitter notes needed to balance this dessert. Remember, the higher the cacao percentage, the less sweet the chocolate.

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  • Ditte Isager
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    Mile-High Chocolate Pie

    To get a super-light mousse, you'll need to properly fold together the whipped cream, egg whites, and melted chocolate.

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